In anatomy terms the difference between condyle and supracondylar
is that condyle is a smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone while supracondylar is above a condyle.
As a noun condyle
is a smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
As an adjective supracondylar is
above a condyle.
condyle
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
:* 1927': “It's the upper ' condyle of a human femur,” said I. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place’ (Norton 2005 p. 1717)
Related terms
* condylar
* condyloid
Derived terms
* hemicondyle